Hot and spicy, cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a member of the Capsicum family of vegetables, commonly known as chili peppers. The name “cayenne” comes from the town where these peppers originated, in French Guiana off the…

Bob EidusWell this is the first I have heard of it being combtwith honey and lemon juice sore sore throats. I used to advise honey whiskey and lemon juice for teething pain

The devastating wildfires that have ravaged parts of California brought with them plumes of smoke, shrouding some communities in a soupy black fog. Air pollution like that is full of tiny particles that can cause health problems, ranging from…

Get the best of KevinMD in your inbox This is not a story about anti-vaxxers. This is a story about primary care. Running a smaller practice, as I do, has inherent rewards and challenges. There is literature on both sides of the Atlantic that…

Bob EidusI think vaccine access needs to be both centralized and decentralized

Over 25 years in Bronx hospitals, Dr. Marianne Haughey has lost count of how many people she has seen die from gun violence. It doesn't stop — a child who found a gun at home, a teenager caught in the middle of a gang shooting, a store owner…

For two years, observers have speculated that the June, 2016, Brexit campaign in the U.K. served as a petri dish for Donald Trump 's Presidential campaign in the United States. Now there is new evidence that it did. Newly surfaced e-mails show that…

Bob EidusIt appears that 45 sucked up a cesspool of people who are not only hellbent on destroying the foundations in out country but in other demon countries as well

That Espy is attempting to become the state's first black senator since shortly after the Civil War made her remarks all the more glaring. It has positioned him to take advantage not only of a substantial black turnout but of a potential swell of…

Gil Cisneros has defeated Republican Young Kim in the 39th Congressional District, putting the seat held by retiring Rep. Ed Royce into the Democrats' column. His victory means the longtime conservative stronghold of Orange County will be…

Around the same time, Marc Elias, a top Democratic Party lawyer who was general counsel to Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, was preparing to fly to Florida to lead a likely recount in that contest. Over the next eight days, armies of lawyers and…

Bob EidusNow that Nelson has lost the best we can do is to minimize voter suppression in Florida in 2020. Unfortunately the Republicans hold the political levers